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Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay? Your
thoughts?

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Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.


Your
thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for auction.

On Apr 3, 12:24 pm, Newps wrote:
wrote:
Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.

Your

thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for auction.

Well we could use something like this :-) eBay is like Walmart - has
a lot of stuff but does not specialize in things like aviation. I
just noticed that these guys launched the site a few days ago. I will
give them a shot - got some airplane parts I will list along with a
few flight sims. Hopefully with the right marketing they can get a
lot of traffic and users there. eBay was probably like that back in
1995 lol I mean - I never heard of them until 1999...

There have been several aviation auction sites in the last 10 years.
One was quite active as ebay was still getting known. ebay is not
Walmart, ebay actually has everything.




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On Apr 3, 12:24 pm, Newps wrote:

wrote:

Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.

Your


thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for auction.


Well we could use something like this :-) eBay is like Walmart - has
a lot of stuff but does not specialize in things like aviation. I
just noticed that these guys launched the site a few days ago. I will
give them a shot - got some airplane parts I will list along with a
few flight sims. Hopefully with the right marketing they can get a
lot of traffic and users there. eBay was probably like that back in
1995 lol I mean - I never heard of them until 1999...

On Apr 3, 1:45 pm, Newps wrote:
There have been several aviation auction sites in the last 10 years.
One was quite active as ebay was still getting known. ebay is not
Walmart, ebay actually has everything.



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On Apr 3, 12:24 pm, Newps wrote:

wrote:

Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.

Your

thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for auction.

Well we could use something like this :-) eBay is like Walmart - has
a lot of stuff but does not specialize in things like aviation. I
just noticed that these guys launched the site a few days ago. I will
give them a shot - got some airplane parts I will list along with a
few flight sims. Hopefully with the right marketing they can get a
lot of traffic and users there. eBay was probably like that back in
1995 lol I mean - I never heard of them until 1999...- Hide quoted text -

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Interesting. Please don't get me wrong here - I like eBay but have
found their aviation related auctions to under represent the overall
GA community. There are for example 100,000 general aviation planes
in the U.S. alone. You will be lucky if you find 100 or so listed on
eBay... I hope that AeroBid brings aviation enthusiasts together in
the same way print publications like Trade-a-Plane have done for many
decades...

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Interesting. Please don't get me wrong here - I like eBay but have
found their aviation related auctions to under represent the overall
GA community. There are for example 100,000 general aviation planes
in the U.S. alone. You will be lucky if you find 100 or so listed on
eBay... I hope that AeroBid brings aviation enthusiasts together in
the same way print publications like Trade-a-Plane have done for many
decades...

Nobody with a brain buys a plane at auction unless it's salvage.

Newps wrote:
wrote:

Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.


Your
thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for
auction.

I agree with Newps. It doesn't have a chance. But the way to prove me wrong
is take an aviation related item and post it on both and see which site
sells it for the most.

spcek, you compare Ebay to Wal-Mart and to a certain extent that is true.
I'd be willing to bet that even the big aviation products dealers, like
Sporty's would crap their pants if they heard that Wal-Mart was going to
start an aviation products department and there wouldn't be an independent
FBO left standing if they opened Wal-Mart FBOs accross the country.

On Apr 3, 3:41 pm, "Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net
wrote:
Newps wrote:
wrote:

Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.

Your
thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for
auction.

I agree with Newps. It doesn't have a chance. But the way to prove me wrong
is take an aviation related item and post it on both and see which site
sells it for the most.

spcek, you compare Ebay to Wal-Mart and to a certain extent that is true.
I'd be willing to bet that even the big aviation products dealers, like
Sporty's would crap their pants if they heard that Wal-Mart was going to
start an aviation products department and there wouldn't be an independent
FBO left standing if they opened Wal-Mart FBOs accross the country.

The reason I mentioned Wal-Mart was because one time I suggested my
cousin to get some hunting supplies there.
He laughed at me stating that you don't go to Wal-Mart for that. You
go to a specialized store that deals with hunting/fishing
products. I am applying the same logic here. Sure, everyone has
heard of Wal-Mart and eBay but what about countless mom and pap
shops. Is specialization a good thing at all? Not to deviate from
the topic, but as a customer I don't always want the cheapest and most
accessible. I want the best from a huge selection. Look at Trade-a-
Plane. I actually pay for that :-)

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On Apr 3, 3:41 pm, "Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net
wrote:
Newps wrote:
wrote:

Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.

Your
thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for
auction.

I agree with Newps. It doesn't have a chance. But the way to prove
me wrong is take an aviation related item and post it on both and
see which site sells it for the most.

spcek, you compare Ebay to Wal-Mart and to a certain extent that is
true. I'd be willing to bet that even the big aviation products
dealers, like Sporty's would crap their pants if they heard that Wal-
Mart was going to start an aviation products department and there
wouldn't be an independent FBO left standing if they opened Wal-Mart
FBOs accross the country.

The reason I mentioned Wal-Mart was because one time I suggested my
cousin to get some hunting supplies there.
He laughed at me stating that you don't go to Wal-Mart for that. You
go to a specialized store that deals with hunting/fishing
products. I am applying the same logic here. Sure, everyone has
heard of Wal-Mart and eBay but what about countless mom and pap
shops. Is specialization a good thing at all? Not to deviate from
the topic, but as a customer I don't always want the cheapest and most
accessible. I want the best from a huge selection. Look at Trade-a-
Plane. I actually pay for that :-)


But when you are talking about an auction site (it doesn't matter if you are
talking about aviation or BeanyBabies) you are in fact trying to save money
or find something that you can't find locally. If it is the later then the
larger the forum the better chance you have of finding it. If you aren't you
just go to a retailer and pay full retail.

And your cousin is just being a snob. I'll bet Wal-Mart sells more hunting
and fishing supplies than any other two retailers combined.

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The reason I mentioned Wal-Mart was because one time I suggested my
cousin to get some hunting supplies there.
He laughed at me stating that you don't go to Wal-Mart for that. You
go to a specialized store that deals with hunting/fishing
products.


Maybe, depends what you're buying. Do you know exactly what you want?
Then get it at Walmart because it will be cheaper. Not sure and need
help then go to Mom and Pop, but still probably buy it from Walmart
because it will be cheaper. It's really not a good analogy.



I am applying the same logic here. Sure, everyone has
heard of Wal-Mart and eBay but what about countless mom and pap
shops.

If I am interested in something I want to be able to go look it up now,
ebay provides that.



Is specialization a good thing at all?


It will hurt you because I am not interested in a one trick pony. No
way you'll get more aviation stuff than ebay.